Community school · Gloucestershire

Steam Mills Primary School

4–11Ages
128Pupils
PrimaryPhase
115522URN

Steam Mills, Cinderford, GL14 3JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

45 applications for 17 places · 51st of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 9 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
2 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

45 applications · 17 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 3.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 3.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 3.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 5.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 3.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 4.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 4.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 3.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 5.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 5.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 5.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	17	45	2.7	18	1.06
Sep 2025	16	51	3.2	17	1.06
Sep 2024	15	50	3.3	15	1.00
Sep 2023	16	60	3.8	27	1.69
Sep 2022	17	55	3.2	20	1.18
Sep 2021	17	85	5.0	39	2.29
Sep 2020	16	59	3.7	26	1.63
Sep 2019	16	71	4.4	28	1.75
Sep 2018	17	70	4.1	27	1.59
Sep 2017	17	58	3.4	25	1.47
Sep 2016	17	96	5.7	32	1.88
Sep 2015	17	87	5.1	29	1.71
Sep 2014	17	92	5.4	29	1.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 87% · Maths 93% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%6th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	87%	0%	105	105
2023/24	65%	12%	106	104
2022/23	76%	12%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Steam Mills Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Drybrook Primary School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Woodside Primary School
2.0 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Forest View Primary School
2.4 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2024

1.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School
3.0 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ruardean Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
St White's Primary School
3.2 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Littledean Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lydbrook Primary School
4.3 km · Gloucestershire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115522 · 916/2067
Capacity: 119 pupils · 128 on roll
Free school meals: 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Steam Mills, Cinderford, GL14 3JD
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Forest of Dean

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources